Examining potential intra-guild predation of Peristenus relictus by Geocoris punctipes, and its effects on the biological control of Lygus lineolaris

Gómez-Domínguez, Nadia S.; Rodríguez‐Leyva, Esteban; Lomelí-Flores, J. Refugio; Velázquez-González, J. C.; Guzmán‐Franco, Ariel W.

doi:10.1016/j.biocontrol.2021.104557

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“…Moreover, it was observed that the insecticide usage to control L. lineolaris reduced both P. digoneutis and P. pallipes densities, and the resultant parasitism rates. Another study by Gomez-Dominguez et al [ 192 ] investigated the interactions between the parasitoid P. relictus and the generalist predator Geocoris punctipes on L. lineolaris populations. G. punctipes was observed to prey on the majority of immature stages, and preferred 1st and 2nd instar nymphs of L. lineolaris , whereas P. relictus preferred to parasitize 2nd and 3rd instar nymphs of L. lineoalris .…”

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Biology, Ecology, and Pest Management of the Tarnished Plant Bug, Lygus lineolaris (Palisot de Beauvois) in Southern Row Crops

George

Glover

Gore

et al. 2021

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The tarnished plant bug, Lygus lineolaris (Palisot de Beauvois), (Hemiptera: Miridae) is considered the most damaging pest of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) in the mid-southern United States, although it is established throughout the United States, southern Canada, and northern Mexico. The introduction of transgenic crops for the control of moths in the Heliothine complex and eradication of the boll weevil, Anthonomus grandis, from much of the United States led to greatly reduced pesticide use in cotton fields, which allowed L. lineolaris to emerge as a new primary pest of cotton in the mid-southern United States. Since the publication of a review by Layton (2000) on damage caused by Lygus lineolaris, many new studies have been published on the changes in host range, population dynamics, sampling methods and thresholds, cultural practices, sex pheromones and attractant blends, novel pesticides and insecticide resistance mechanisms, olfactory and feeding behaviors, introduction of biological control agents, host-plant resistance mechanisms, and new molecular and genetic tools for integrated pest management of Lygus species in cotton and other important crops. Here, we review and discuss the latest developments in L. lineolaris research in the last two decades.

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Biology, Ecology, and Pest Management of the Tarnished Plant Bug, Lygus lineolaris (Palisot de Beauvois) in Southern Row Crops

George

Glover

Gore

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“…Pest control strategies against TPB mainly rely on the use of broad-spectrum insecticides [5], which threaten non-targeted beneficial organisms [6,7]. Alternatively, several biological control agents (e.g., entomopathogenic fungi, parasitoids, and predators) may contribute to the control of TPB populations [8][9][10][11][12][13]. However, the role of the natural enemies of the TPB has been mainly overlooked.…”

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“…For instance, Arnoldi et al [16] observed that the hemipterans Nabicula subcoleoptrata (Kirby) (Hemiptera: Nabidae), Zelus socius (Stal) (Hemiptera: Reduviidae), Phymata pennsylvanica (Handlirsch) (Hemiptera: Reduviidae), and Podisus maculiventris (Say) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) consumes up to three TPB adults per day. Additionally, predatory hemipterans belonging to the Nabidae, Geocoridae, and Anthocoridae have been revealed as potentially important predators of TPB [8,11,17]. Hagler et al [11] observed that about 20% of Nabis alternatus (Parshley) (Hemiptera: Nabidae), Geocoris punctipes (Say) (Hemiptera: Geocoridae), and Orius tristicolor (White) (Hemiptera: Anthocoridae) captured in organic strawberry fields had traces of the western tarnished plant bug, Lygus hesperus (Knight) (Hemiptera; Miridae) in their guts.…”

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The Potential of Nabis americoferus and Orius insidiosus as Biological Control Agents of Lygus lineolaris in Strawberry Fields

Dumont

Solà

Provost

et al. 2023

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The tarnished plant bug, Lygus lineolaris, is a major strawberry pest. Only marginally effective control methods exist to manage this pest. Various predators attack L. lineolaris, but their potential is overlooked. In this study, we explore the potential of two omnivorous predators of the tarnished plant bug: the damsel bug, Nabis americoferus, and the minute pirate bug, Orius insidiosus. Firstly, the predation rate of these predators was measured in laboratory tests. Secondly, their potential release rates and release periods were determined in the field using strawberry plants. The results show that N. americoferus feeds on all nymphal stages and adults of the tarnished plant bug, while O. insidiosus attacks only smaller nymphs (up to the N2 stage). In the field, all tested densities of N. americoferus (0.25, 0.5, and 0.75 individual/plant) reduced the population of the tarnished plant bug for several weeks compared with the control treatment, but the effect of O. insidiosus alone was marginal. Additionally, for all the release periods tested, Nabis americoferus was efficient in reducing the pest population. These results demonstrate the potential of N. americoferus to control the tarnished plant bug in strawberry fields. We discuss the possible application of these results for establishing an effective and economically viable biological control strategy.

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Bioefficacy of Insect Predators Under Laboratory

Sahayaraj,

Hassan

2023

Worldwide Predatory Insects in Agroecosystems

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Examining potential intra-guild predation of Peristenus relictus by Geocoris punctipes, and its effects on the biological control of Lygus lineolaris

Cited by 3 publications

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Biology, Ecology, and Pest Management of the Tarnished Plant Bug, Lygus lineolaris (Palisot de Beauvois) in Southern Row Crops

Biology, Ecology, and Pest Management of the Tarnished Plant Bug, Lygus lineolaris (Palisot de Beauvois) in Southern Row Crops

The Potential of Nabis americoferus and Orius insidiosus as Biological Control Agents of Lygus lineolaris in Strawberry Fields

Bioefficacy of Insect Predators Under Laboratory

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